List of automated transit networks suppliers

This is a list of well-known automated transit networks suppliers.

List of operational ATN systems

Currently, five advanced transit networks (ATN) systems are operational, and several more are in the planning stage. ^[1]

System	Manufacturer	Type	Locations	Guideway	Stations / vehicles	Notes
Morgantown PRT	Boeing Vertol	GRT [*]	Morgantown, West Virginia, US (1975) [2]	13.2 km (8.2 mi) [3]	5 [3] / 73 [2]	Up to 20 passengers per vehicle, rides are not point-to-point during low usage periods [2]
ParkShuttle	2getthere	GRT [*]	Rivium, the Netherlands (November 2005)	1.8 km (1.1 mi)	5 / 6	3rd generation GRT (Group Rapid Transit) vehicles accommodate up to 24 passengers (12 seated). The vehicles operate on-schedule during peak hours, at a 2.5 minute interval, and operate on demand during off-peak hours with passengers summoning a vehicle by pressing a button on the platforms. The third generation of vehicles, introduced in 2021, is designed to allow extension of the route on to ordinary roads running in mixed traffic.
CyberCab	2getthere [4]	PRT	Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, UAE (November 2010)	1.5 km (0.9 mi)	2 / 20 [5]	Initial plans called for automobiles to be banned, with PRT as the only powered intra-city transport [6] (along with an inter-city light rail line. [7] In October 2010 it was announced the PRT would not expand beyond the pilot scheme due to the cost of creating the undercroft to segregate the system from pedestrian traffic. [8] [9] Plans now include electric cars and electric buses. [10] In June 2013 a representative of the builder 2getthere said the freight vehicles had not been put into service because they had not worked out how to get freight to and from the three freight stations. [11]
ULTra PRT	ULTra	PRT	* London Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom (June 2011)	3.8 km (2.4 mi) [12]	3 / 21 [13]	The Heathrow PRT system became operational in 2011, connecting Terminal 5 with a long-term car park. [14] In May 2014 BAA said in a draft 5-year plan that it would extend the system throughout the airport but this was dropped from the final plan.
SkyCube [15]	Vectus	PRT	* Suncheon, South Korea (September 2013) [15]	4.64 km (2.9 mi) [16]	2 / 40 [15]	Connects the site of 2013 Suncheon Garden Expo Korea to a station in the wetlands "Buffer Area" next to the Suncheon Literature Museum; [17] the line runs parallel to the Suncheon-dong Stream. [18] Stations are "on-line."

^* GRT stands for Group Rapid Transit which use larger capacity vehicles. Morgantown PRT and the ParkShuttle are quasi-PRT system because they lack some PRT features such as 100% on-demand service.

Commissioning pending

System	Manufacturer	Type	Locations	Guideway	Stations / vehicles	Notes
ULTra PRT	ULTra Ultra-MTS	PRT	* Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, China (due to open 2021)	4.8 km (3.0 mi) [19]	4 / 22 [20]	In 2018 it was announced that a PRT system would be installed at the new Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to connect a remote car park to the terminals. [21] The airport opened in June 2021 but it as of July 2021 is not clear if the PRT has opened. [20]

List of automated transit networks (ATN) suppliers

The following table summarizes several well-known automated transit networks (ATN) suppliers based on a comprehensive list from 2020. ^[22]

Location	Supplier	Active?	Status	Capacity (seats+standing)	Guideway	Suspended/ supported	Propulsion
United States	Boeing Vertol / Alden Self-Transit Systems	No [*]	Revenue service	20 (8 + 12)	concrete	supported	rotary motors
United Kingdom	ULTra (1995- )	Yes	Revenue service	4	concrete	supported, rubber wheeled	rotary motors
Netherlands	ParkShuttle III 2getthere (1995- )	Yes	Revenue service	24 (12+12)	roadway (asphalt/concrete)	supported, rubber wheeled	rotary motors
United Arab Emirates	CyberCab 2getthere (1995- )	Yes	Revenue service	4	concrete	supported, rubber wheeled	rotary motors
South Korea	Vectus (TDI)	Yes	Revenue service	6	steel	supported	track mounted linear motors (prototype), rotary motors (S. Korea)
Mexico	Modutram (2009- )	Yes	Full prototype test track	6-8	steel	supported, rubber wheeled	hybrid electric [23]
Germany	Cabintaxi (1969-1979)	Yes [*]	Full prototype test track (dismantled)	3,12,18	steel	both, solid rubber wheels	linear motors
United States	Swyft Cities (2018-)	Yes [*]	Single seat prototype test track		steel cable & steel curves/switch points	steel / rubber (?)	rotary motors
United States	Glydways (2016-)	Yes	Linear test track with station	2	roadway / concrete	supported, rubber wheeled	rotary motors
South Africa	Futran	Yes	Test track with bulk cargo vehicle [24]	6-8 [25]	steel	suspended	rotary motors
United States	Solar Skyways (2012-)	Yes [*]	half scale prototype vehicle and partial guideway, various scale models [26]	?	steel	suspended	?
United States	Skytran (1990-)	Yes	mockup, bogie test track, partial test track	2	steel	suspended, magnetic levitation	linear motors
United States	JPods (2000-)	Yes	prototype vehicle and partial guideway	1-6	steel	suspended	rotary motors
France	UrbanLoop (2017- )	Yes [27]	Full prototype test track	1,2	steel	supported, rubber wheeled	rotary motors
United States	ecoPRT (2015- )	Yes	prototype vehicle [28]	2	steel	supported, rubber wheeled	rotary motors
Poland	Metrino PRT (MISTER) (2007- )	Yes	prototype vehicle and partial guideway	5	steel	suspended	rotary motors
United States	Cybertran	Yes	prototype vehicle and scale models	6 - 32 [29]	steel wheels on steel rails	supported	rotary motors
United States	ROAM (1997- )	Yes	Mockups of vehicle and guideway	4	stainless steel	supported, rubber wheels	electric motors
Japan	Zippar (2018- ) [30] [31]	Yes	mockup, partial test track	1, 4 - 12 [32] [33]	steel for ropeway(Funitel), [33] concrete for monorail [34]	supported(ropeway), suspended(monorail)	electric motors
United States	RailPlane (2012- )	Yes	scale model (dual mode)	?	concrete	supported	rotary motors
United States	SNAAP (2016- )	Yes	concept	?	1	supported	?
United States	Taxi 2000("SkyWeb Express") (1981-1993, 1999-2018) [35]	No	prototype vehicle and partial guideway, scale models	3	steel	supported	linear motors
China	Tubenet Transit System (2001-2019?)	No	Full prototype test track [36]	2+child	steel (enclosed transparent tube)	supported	electric motors
Poland	EcoMobility (2009-2015) [37]	No [38]	Mockups (Full scale and half scale) and scale models	4	steel	supported	linear motors
Austria	Coaster (1999-2008)	No	Full prototype test track (dismantled)	6	steel	supported	rotary motors with rack and pinion
USA	Aerospace Corporation (1968-1976)	No	1/10th scale model [39]	4 (model) (GRT analyzed) [40]	steel/aluminium	supported	linear motors
USA	staRRcar (Alden Self-Transit Systems) [*]	No	Full prototype test tracks (dual mode [*] & exclusive ROW)	2 (dual mode),4,6	concrete/steel	supported, rubber tires	rotary
United Kingdom	Cabtrack (Autotaxi) [41] (1967-1972)	No	prototype test track [*] and 1/5th scale model [42]	4	concrete/steel	supported, rubber tires [43]	rotary
USA	Transport Technology Inc (TTI) (1960s-1975) [44]	No	prototype test track	4,6 [44]	concrete/steel	supported / air cushion	linear motor
Japan	CVS (1968-1983)	No	Full prototype test track (dismantled)	4	concrete	supported, rubber wheels	rotary motors
France	Aramis (1969-1987)	No	Full prototype test track (dismantled)	4 / 10	concrete	supported, rubber wheels	rotary motors
United States	PRT2000 (Raytheon) [45] (1995-2000)	No	Full prototype test track (dismantled)	4	steel	supported	rotary motors
Australia	Austrans [46] (1990-2006)	No	Full prototype test track (dismantled)	9	steel, steel wheels	supported	rotary motors
United States	Monocab/ROMAG, displayed at Transpo '72 (1969-1978)	No	Full prototype test track (dismantled)	6	concrete / steel	rubber wheels (Monocab), maglev (ROMAG)	rotary motor (Monocab), linear motor (ROMAG)
United States	Uniflo [47] (1961-1973)	No	Full prototype test track (dismantled)	?	?	supported / air cushion	pneumatic mounted in guideway
United States	Mitchell Transit Systems [48] (1967-2003?)	No	scale test tracks with 1 pax vehicle [49]	2	steel	suspended and supported designs, rubber wheels [50]	rotary motors mounted in guideway
India	AutoBots	Yes	analyzed + simulated + switch physics demo	2	steel	supported with vertical switch	hub motors
United States	Tri-Track	Yes	vehicle mockup. analyzed and simulated (dual mode) [*]	4	concrete/aluminium [51]	supported	linear motor/rotary motor. track assistance for acceleration
Sweden	GTS Foundation	Yes	analyzed and simulated	?	?	suspended	magnetic motors
Sweden	Beamways (2008-)	No	analyzed and simulated	4	steel	suspended, steel wheels for support, rubber wheel for traction	rotary motors
United States	PRT International (ITNS)	No	analyzed and simulated	?	?	supported	linear motors
France	Supraways (2015-)	Yes	Concept	7-9	steel	suspended	electric motors
Germany	Dromos (2019-)	Yes	Concept	2	roadway	supported	rotary motors
United States	Vuba (2018-)	Yes [52]	Concept	?	steel	suspended	rotary motors
United Kingdom	Beemcar	Yes	Concept	4-5	carbon composite	suspended	linear motors
United States	GlidewayPRT	Yes	Concept with patents	?	steel	supported or suspended	?
United States	Transit X (2015-)	Yes	Concept	4-5	?	suspended	rotary motors
Sweden	Skycab	Yes	Concept	4	?	supported, rubber wheels	electric motors
New Zealand	Skycabs [53]	Yes	Concept	16 (8 + 8)	?	supported	?
United States	Interstate Traveller	Yes	Concept	?	?	supported, magnetic levitation	?
Denmark	RUF	Yes	Concept (dual mode) [*]	?	?	supported	?
Canada	Lofty Taxi	Yes	Concept	2,4	steel	both, steel wheeled	linear motors
Finland	BM Design-"BubbleMotion" (2010-2015)	No	Concept with patent application	2-3	steel round pipe	supported	rotary motors + track assistance on climbs
Russia	Transcar/Транскар	No	Concept with patents	2	steel	suspended	rotary motors
Sweden	Flyway	No	Concept	1-30	?	suspended, rubber wheels	electric motors
Finland	Finland Techvilla [54]	No	Concept	4	? (enclosed transparent tube)	supported, rubber wheeled	rotary motors
Russia	Flexitaxi [55] [56]	No	Concept	?	? (enclosed transparent tube)	supported	pneumatic (vehicle in tube) or electromagnetic [57]
United States	Pathfinder Systems [58] [59]	No	Concept / cabin mockup	4-5	steel, steel or concrete supports	suspended	rotary motors, battery powered
United States	Tesciro Guideways [60]	Yes	Functional Full-scale / Traffic Control Software	4-5	Steel, Steel or Concrete Supports	Suspended	Permanent Magnet Motors, Fully Solar Powered
Norway	InnoTrans SporTaxi	No	Concept	?	steel	supported, rubber wheels	rotary motors or linear motors

^* Boeing Vertol's successors are not marketing the Morgantown PRT system and are no longer making transit vehicles .

^* CabinTaxi is not undergoing further development but a US firm holds rights to the patents and is marketing the system.

^* The Alden staRRcar system was the basis of the Morgantown PRT. However it also developed separate models.

^* The Cabtrack test track used battery powered vehicles but the production model was planned to have power supplied by a bus-bar in the guideway

^* Vehicles in "dual mode" systems can use the specialized guideway or ordinary roads.

^* Spartan Superway is a non-commercial, ongoing research program staffed by multi-disciplinary students organised by the engineering department of San Jose State University.

See also

• Shweeb, a human powered suspended PRT design, which has a rideable prototype track in Rotorua, New Zealand.

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